Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada

mindat Locality ID: 143811
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143811.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bermingham Mine
Elsa Mine
Galkeno Mine (MacLoed Mine)
Husky Mine
Leo 1-8 Claims
Silver King Mine

Latitude: 63°54'47"N
Longitude: 135°21'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.913055555556,-135.35833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Kaolinite
Kieserite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Starkeyite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tridymite

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Gunningite ()*	Hawleyite ()*	Ice ()*	Ilesite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szmikite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Zinc ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Pb S Sb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Kaolinite
Kieserite Malachite Marcasite Mica None Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Starkeyite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tridymite

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3	35270,35272,35274	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	35270	2734
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	35272	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	35271	413
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	0		843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	35272,35274	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	35270	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	35272	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	35272	9895
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	3	35270,35272,35274	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	35270,35272,35274	24243
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	3	35271,35273,35274	48
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	1	35270	62
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O	1	35270	59
Ilesite ()*	Starkeyite	Mn²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	35274	9
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	35272	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	35272	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	35272	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	35270,35272	17380
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	3	35270,35272,35274	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	3	35270,35272,35274	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	35270,35272,35274	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	35270,35272,35274	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	35270,35272,35274	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	3	35270,35272,35274	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	35270,35271,35272,35274	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	3	35270,35272,35274	586
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	35270	2045
Szmikite ()*	Kieserite	Mn(SO₄)·H₂O	1	35274	14
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	35274	5317
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	1	35270	52

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R061052	Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R061052

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